Butternut squash curry
This butternut squash curry is packed with flavours from herbs and spices mixed with creamy coconut milk.
Servings: 6 portions
Equipment
- Pestle and mortar or
- Chopper or
- Food processor
- Cooking pan
Ingredients
- 21.16 ounces butternut squash peeled, cubed.
- 7 shallots.
- 3 cloves garlic.
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander.
- ½ teaspoon ground white pepper.
- 4 red bird’s eye chillies.
- 5 candlenuts see the note.
- ½ teaspoon ground turmeric.
- 1 teaspoon salt.
- 3 tablespoons cooking oil.
- ½ inch galangal.
- 1 lemongrass.
- 3 curry leaves.
- 1 bay leaf.
- 27 fluid ounces canned coconut milk.
Instructions
- Using a pestle and mortar or a food processor/ chopper, pound to paste the shallots, garlic, ground coriander, ground white pepper, red chillies, candlenuts, ground turmeric and salt. Try to pound/ process them into a smooth paste.
- Put the oil in a cooking pan and heat it. Then fry the spice paste, galangal, lemongrass, curry leaves, and bay leaf for about 5 minutes or until the spice paste and herbs become fragrant.
- Add in butternut squash chunks and stir fry for 2-3 minutes.
- Then pour in coconut milk, give it a stir and leave it to cook at moderate heat until the squash is fully cooked and softened.
Notes
- Try to get the best quality of coconut milk possible. Because some brands of canned coconut milk have a low content of coconut milk. Choose the one with the highest level of coconut milk content.
- If fresh red chillies are not available, you can replace them with one teaspoon of dried red chillies/ cayenne pepper powder. But feel free to add more if you prefer a spicier curry.
- If you can not get candlenuts, you can substitute them with macadamia nuts. And if both are not available, you can omit them altogether.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 565kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 51g | Saturated Fat: 28g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 20g | Sodium: 418mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 7g
Disclaimer
Nutritional info in this recipe is only estimate using online calculator. You should refer to it as a guide only. Please verify with your own data if you seek an accurate info.